Senior Data Scientist - BESS Analytics Leader

Power-Factors; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Factors in Houston seeks a Senior Data Scientist – BESS to lead design and development of analytics leveraging more than 300 GW of renewable assets, including one of the world’s largest battery energy storage datasets.

You will work in Python and modern AI frameworks to develop production‑grade analytical models addressing battery performance, state‑of‑health estimation, degradation forecasting, dispatch optimization, and asset lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the energy industry, with a strong emphasis on utility‑scale battery energy storage systems.
• Deep, hands‑on understanding of BESS operation, performance, state‑of‑charge and state‑of‑health estimation, thermal management, degradation mechanisms, and lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience working with large‑scale operational BESS datasets, including BMS telemetry, SCADA, event logs, cycle data, and high‑frequency time series.
• Proven experience developing analytical solutions used by asset owners, operators, integrators, or OEM‑adjacent organizations to support operational and strategic decision‑making.
• Proficiency in Python and modern data science libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit‑learn, TensorFlow / PyTorch, etc.)
• Strong grounding in statistics, machine learning, and applied AI, with demonstrated real‑world deployment experience
• Experience with time‑series analysis, signal processing, anomaly detection, forecasting, and predictive modeling in industrial or electrochemical contexts
• Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative software development practices

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize high‑impact advanced analytics opportunities focused on BESS performance, health, and revenue optimization.
• Lead the development of advanced data science solutions from concept through production deployment.
• Leverage Power Factors' large‑scale operational BESS database to build analytically rigorous, scalable models used across global storage fleets.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure analytical solutions are robust, interpretable, and operationally actionable

Skills

BESS domain expertise

Python

Statistics

Time-series analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Production-grade modeling

Education

Ph.D. or master's in electrochemical engineering, physics, applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Power Factors in Houston seeks a Senior Data Scientist – BESS to lead design and development of analytics leveraging more than 300 GW of renewable assets, including one of the world’s largest battery energy storage datasets.

You will work in Python and modern AI frameworks to develop production‑grade analytical models addressing battery performance, state‑of‑health estimation, degradation forecasting, dispatch optimization, and asset lifecycle management.